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Fitzwilliam vs Windsor vs New Durham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
New Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureFitzwilliamWindsorNew Durham
People
Population
2,278Lowest
3,554Highest
2,748
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.2±4.2Highest
26% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
46.5±7.5
20% above U.S.
Fitzwilliam and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27%±3.4
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±0.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Fitzwilliam and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,735±$11kHighest
25% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$100,194±$13k
24% above U.S.
Fitzwilliam and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$305,900±$34k
8% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$339,400±$27kHighest
about the U.S. average
New Durham and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,417±$116Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,173Lowest
66% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$5,774Highest
85% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.1%±51.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
25%±42.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Fitzwilliam and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
39 minHighest
49% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
35 min
31% above U.S.
Work from home
18.6%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Fitzwilliam and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT —
School district Monadnock Regional School District — Governor Wentworth Regional School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.